The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-07-23
OH "a. TER lER.
CHARTER
10Y THE
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UNITED ESTATES on AMERICA, Il /
STATE o. houlstANA PARISH Or GAIeAsIEu, 5 /
TQEIT KNOWN, That on this seventh dayof
Eirht Hundred and Eighty Seven aud Of ilie ms
depend exee Of the United States 81 America The
Ono Hundred and Eleventh, before me Thomas
IEleiDpefar o Notary Public, Only commissioned
and qaalifio for the Parish Of CaioasieH State Of
Louisiana and ii, the presence OF witnesses here
inalter nained and undersigned. personally came
DER THOMSON. Sc AhiA5N a. KNAPP, Will.
BUR F BBESBY, FRANK II. BANKER and
WILLIAM Nj. YEEITTE who a6veraiiy declared
that awaiting themselves Of the general laws Of
this State relative to Tho organization Of corpora
lions for works Of public Improvement etc, they
have termed themselves into and do by these
presents form themselves into and ognsiiinto Z
corporation, with all the powers vested iiS law ~
such corporations, aud do by these presents cove
nanb and agree and 6inil Themselves under TIC
following agreements and stipulati0ns, which
they adopt as their charter, to.Wit
AETICLEI
The corporate name Of said company is hereby
declared to be the KANSAS GI1Y5 WlA,pK1Nss|
AND GULF RAILWAY COMPANY, and its
domicilo shall be in the parish Of Caleasieu.
ARTICLEIL
This company shall enjoy succession and retain
its corporate existence for the period Of ninety
nine fg9) wears from its formation The President
Of the company and in his absence The Secretary,
and u the absence Sf both Of these the Treasurer
Is hereby designated a. the officer on whom all
citations and other legal process shall be served
The company shall have n corporate seal Of such
device as the Board Of Directors may determine
ARTICLE III.
This eefporaton Is established with the objects
and purposes following. tO-Nits To construct,
l,nild and thereafter to own, maintain and use
a railroad upon such n course and on such route
and with such tracts as the Board Of Directors
point uDon or adjacent to the line of the L0uisi-
ana Western Railroad in the parrish of Calcasleup
and State Of Louisiana, in n0rtherly direction,
through the Western part to the North line Of the
STATE of Louisiana; 30 construct, maintain aud
operate such side-traoks, turn .outs and branch
/ naais In connection with said Tailr0ad rs said
Board Of Directors inay fix and to establish and
maintain in connection with said railroad all nee
essary freight and passenger depots aud other
| i2J 10 construct build, aud thereafter OWL,
! maintain and use q railroad upOn such q course
/ and along such reute and with such tracks as
| the Board of DiReetOrs Of said company may deem
proper and exp6dient, 10 run from q point on or
| adjacent to the Louisiana Western Railroad IN
tho parish Of Caleasieu, in q sQuthefly direction
4 through the parish Of Calcasieu and Cameron,
such d distance and upon such a course a. may be
fixed by said Board Of Directors and 10 locate,
] construct maintain and use, IN connection with
said railroad, ailneesssary freight and passenger
depots and other accessories including such side
! tracks, tarn-Outs and branches as said Board 81
/ Directors may fix.
ARTICLE ".
/ The capital stock Of this company is hereby
| fixed at FIVE AtILLIQNDOLLARS tSj, 0OO. O0g)
10 be represented by fifty Thousand shares Of One
/ Hundred Dollars $500 each five per cent to be
paid for in cash at the time OF subscription and
the balanee at such times and On such terms as
! the Board Of Directors may fix. Books of sub
i seTiptiOn shall be opened in the City Of Lake
Charles as soon possible after the Organization
! Of the Beard Of Directors and the fixing OF the
terms Of subsCIiption, aud shall remain open in
! the discretion Of said Board As soon as twenty
Thousand shares are subscribed the building Of
! tho road may be entered upon and all powers OF
this corporation shall thereup0n vest and go into
! ARTICLE V.
| All the corporate powers Of this company shall
| be vested IN BOaul Of Directors composed OF
seven stockholders. JNBEz b. WATKIss, ALEX
ANBER THOMSON, MILEs J. DART, DAVID III.
SPBABlSLE, HENRY DICKINSON, HENRY G. CHALK
LEY and WILLIAM J. PATTERSON are hereby de
Olarsd to be the first Board Of Directors who
shall hold their offices until January 10th, 1888,
and until then successors small be duly elecbed
on the second Tuesday in january, 1888, and on
| the same day annually thereafter election for
the Board Of Directors shall be held at tho Office
| Of the company in the City of Lake Charles. All
directors and officers shall hold office for tho term
! OF one year from the date Of their election and
until their suocesserB shall have been duly elected
| and qualified. Each share Of stock shall be en-
titled 10 vote. and the majority of tbe votes
! cast at all elections shall eluCi. All elections
shall be by ballot, and stuolLhOlder must vote
his stock either in person OF by written proxy,
between elections shall be filed by the Board
ARTICLE VI.
The Board Of Directors shall have power to
make all necessary Bylaws Rules and EegulU-
lions for the government OF the affairs and bnsi-
meas of the company. and to change tho same
whom necessary. They shall annually elect one
Of the members of the Board 10 be President Of
the corporation and another to be Vice President.
They shall also annually eleetn Secretary and a
ARTICLE VII
This charter may bo altered and amended, OF
this corporation dissolved by Il vote Of three
f0uFths Of the stockholders present or represented
at q meeting convened for that purpose after
thirty days notice shall have been Published in o
daily paper in the City of Lake Charles, and this
company be consolidated with any ether rail,
way company in accordance with the general
laws Of the State upon the subject Of the eonsoh'
datiOn Of railroad corporations. At the teIlnina
ton Of this charter, or the dissolution Of tho
corporation the affairs of the company shall be
hquidated by three commissioners who shall be
appointed by the stockholders from among then
number. II this charter expires by limitation
said COmmiaRiOners shall be appointed by hall0t
at general meeting Of stockholders called FOL
that purpose aud advertised as above, and If 3
dissolution takes place by vote then said com
missioners shall be appointed al a meeting caglqt
to dissolve the same a. above set forth. Sait
commissioners shall be appointed by ballot, Alit
it shall Require a majority Of tho stockhOlder
present. and voting 10 elect The said stoollllald
ers shall establish the terms and manner ilEhiel
said liquidation shall be made aud define IN
sioners and the manner Of filing vacancies i
their Number il any should occur.
ARTICLE VIII
No stockhOlder Of this company shall ever b
liable or responsible for the contracts, debts 0
i faults Of the company in any further sum tina
the unpaid balance due to the company ON TIA
shares owned by him, nor shall any EueEe informal
4 tv in organizing have the effect Of rendering TIA
4 charter null and Of exposing stOekhOlder to an
liability beyond the amount Of his stock.
Thus done and passed at my 0tHee IN the Cit
of Lake Cherries, tbs day, month aud year fiTs
above written, ID the presence Of Frank IL. NJ
Cam aud William r. MeClanahan, leOnpeteE
witnesses residing y this city, who have her,
unto signed their Ilaines with appearers and nj
Notary after reading the same.
(Signed.4 JABlsZ B. WATKINS,
AIlEXANDER THOMSON,
SEAMAN A.iKNAPP
- WILBUR y. PRRSBY,
FRANK III. BANKER
WILLIAM M WHITE.
,sy44,,.a.,s & FRANK III. MCCAIN,
HiiAesses WILLIAM II MCCLAsAHAN.
I+(oa-rl Before ne,
}Ls. 4HOs. KLEINPETER
II ftSs~3 Notary Rubie
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF fCAHGAeIEU
Thereby certify tie above and foregoing 70
n true, correct and exact copy % the original q
Of incorporation Of the Kansas City, Watkins AZ
lfulf Railway Company PASSED before me, and i
seribsil at pages 90 30, 81, 81 and 80 Of Book u
Of my earlent GotaFial Record,
H K rNA-~l Witness my hand and efheial Seal
II X II. n Lake Charles, La, this IA day Of M